Mine's up... Last of the summer fun...

Mine's up! Last of the summer fun...

Thanks for all the advice. I'll pick up a few books/CDs--so much cheaper than lessons--and we'll see how it goes!

Garbage Day at WW. Have a great day!

Fascinating! So, does Alfred's use this TAB method?

Ds would like to learn guitar, but since he's already taking piano lessons, I thought we could try some sort of self-teaching program. Does anyone have recommendations? I don't know where to start! TIA,

Mine's up too. Happy WW!

I haven't read it yet, but ds (14) has. He was very inspired by it and I've already seen a significant change in his attitude.

I'm up and running with an Almost WW--the end of a series on the Ottawa Air Show.

Funny face on mine :-)

Thank you for your suggestions. I've combined a bit of a transcript look (with grades) along with course descriptions and materials used along with a note of recommendation.

I forgot it was Wednesday already! I have a picture up, though!

I taught some co-op classes for grades 7-8 this past year in history, Bible, and logic. One of the students is applying to the Catholic high school for grade 9 and is looking for some sort of transcript for what we did in class. I can find plenty of four-year high school transcript samples online, but has anyone done one for just a couple classes? Or maybe all I need is to write a letter with course descriptions? TIA.

Ds did most of it when he was in grade 5 or 6. He enjoyed it. I think it could easily stand alone as a year-long science program for that age.

We're up and running: horseback riding in Virginia.

WW picture is up. Have a great day!

Thank you, Stacey! I just ordered them!

For science, I loved Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything. I also just finished Blind Watchers of the Sky by Rocky Kolb--an excellent read!

WW is up and running: ds sleeping with his dog.

Blue Mantle Upside-Down ScHool Room

I'm back in the game after several weeks off my blog. Life on Windy Ridge

I've been using Traditional Logic with a 7th grader and two 8th graders this year and it's been just great. I started out with the DVD's but we finally quit using them about halfway through the book. They were very boring and just a repetition of what was written in the book--they didn't add to the class. I've heard some people say that the DVD's were more helpful in TL 2, but I haven't tried them. We just started TL 2 and haven't run into any glitches yet--the kids are all in the groove and enjoying logic!

That's so funny! It reminds me of the Veggie Tale video with the sheep that tip over all the time--I never thought it could actually happen!

I have another year to think about that! I want to take a look at whatever textbook is being used currently. But I may end up put something together myself using the internet, Canadian History for Dummies, Canada: My Country videos, and living books.

Okay, let's see what I've got... Math 9: Algebra 1 (Saxon) 10: Algebra 2 (Saxon) 11: Consumer Math 12: nothing Science 9: Astronomy & Earth Science (putting together my own program of good books, Joy of Science DVDs, and labs) 10: Biology 11: Chemistry or Physics 12: nothing History (TRISMS) 9: Middle Ages 10: Early Modern & Canadian 11: Modern 1 & Canadian 12: Modern 2 & Canadian English (TRISMS: Lit and IEW, I'll probably be adding on some of my own) 9: Literature from the Middle Ages 10: Early Modern Lit 11: Modern Lit 1 12: Modern Lit 2 French 9: Easy French 2 10: Easy French 3 11: French Lit??? 12: nothing Other Bible: Church History and other good books each year Art, Music, and Architecture: TRISMS Logic & Rhetoric: Finish Traditional Logic 2 in Grade 9, continue with TRISMS PE: Co-op Electives: We'll have fun looking into those each year!